Happy Birthday, Cupcake!
On this day, 29 years ago, my favorite curly red head came into this world! For birthdays, holidays, and other such celebrations, we’re not big on giving each other presents. We usually do something...
View ArticleCookie Chemistry
So, you may recall that I am honing my sugar cookie baking and decorating. Well, this week, I did a trial run on some chemistry-inspired cookies for a very special occasion. Our friends Caroline and...
View ArticleCookie Chemistry, Part Two – the Debut!
Well, folks – the day is here! My little cookies are all grown up and making their debut at Caroline and Jonathan’s wedding! As you know, I’ve been honing my cookie skills in preparation for this...
View ArticleThe Surprise of a Lifetime
Yesterday I traveled home to New Jersey to surprise my twin brother for our birthday. See, we’ve managed to spend almost every single October 8th together over the last 31 years. There have been a few...
View ArticleOne more Happy Halloween for good measure.
Happy Halloween, everyone! Last night Heather and I decorated Halloween cookies that we baked during Hurricane Sandy. We were out of eggs and not about to venture to the store, so we replaced the egg...
View ArticleSalad with a Side of Cookies
We had one of those jam-packed-scheduled-to-the-minute kind of weekends. You know how it goes – all kinds of cool things somehow wind up happening in the same 72 hour window of time. It was wonderful,...
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